UK Space Agency launches £1m fund to support STEM learning and careers
The UK Space Agency has awarded funding to 15 projects across the UK designed to engage young people from all backgrounds and inspire the next generation into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) careers. The Agency’s Space for All fund aims to inspire young people to pursue STEM education and attract talent to the UK […]
Government-backed training to encourage more women back to STEM jobs
The government has launched a new initiative to help people back into science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) based careers. The scheme – backed by £150,000 of Government funding – will be run by Women Returners and STEM Returners and will target those who have taken lengthy career breaks to care for others, giving them […]
Bright Network targets 100,000 students with digital skills academy
100,000 students and recent graduates in the UK are set to receive critical digital skills training in the next five years as part of Bright Network’s new Technology Academy. The overall aim is to create the largest free digital skills training programme for undergraduates and graduates in the UK. Bright Network wants to deliver vital tech skills […]
£120m competition to back new Institutes of Technology
A competition – backed by £120 million – to establish the next wave of Institutes of Technology (IoT), unique collaborations between Further Education colleges, universities and business, has been launched by the government. It says Institutes of Technology will be the pinnacle of technical training; offering higher technical STEM education and training (mainly at Levels […]
ABM UK’s Junior Engineering Engagement Programme begins third year
Facilities management services provider ABM UK has kicked off year three of its Junior Engineering Engagement Programme (J.E.E.P.), which aims to tackle misperceptions amongst children and their parents of the facilities management (FM) industry, while creating a pipeline of future technical talent. The third year will build on the success of the programme, which has been […]
A Levels reveal rise in STEM subjects
STEM subjects are on the way up, with an increase in boys and girls taking science subjects at A level. Post-recent A level results, many pupils are now looking at applying to universities, with A level entries higher than expected given that the population is estimated to have decreased by three per cent, with A […]
GUEST BLOG: A-levels overlook disconnect between education system and the workplace
By James Eiloart, Senior Vice President of EMEA, Tableau Software While the government places digital skills at the core of its Industrial Strategy, a widening disconnect is emerging between the current educational system and the demands of the modern workplace. Much is still being made of the need to increase the number of students pursuing STEM subjects such […]
Bicester pupils score top marks at national STEM event
Students at The Cooper School in Bicester beat over 80,000 students at last month’s annual Big Bang Fair to win a license to a STEM technology platform called SOLIDWORKS. Students were asked to use a range of instruments to clear two water tanks from plastic debris in the quickest time. The Cooper School’s team narrowly beat […]
Top computer scientist chosen to lead National Centre for Computing Education
One of Britain’s leading computer scientists has been appointed as chair of the new National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) as a drive to increase student participation continues. Simon Peyton Jones of Microsoft Research has achieved worldwide recognition for his work on programming language among other things and will now lead the work of the […]
STEM & EdTech leaders to provide National Centre for Computing Education
The UK’s first National Centre for Computing Education has been set up by a consortium made up of STEM Learning, the British Computing Society and the Raspberry Pi Foundation, backed by an £84million government investment. The Centre will work with the University of Cambridge, while Google will also support the project with a further £1million. It […]